The National tribune., 1887-12-08
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What 0u Veterans Hare TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns
AT INDEPENDENCE.


Clio Cayalrymeu Chasing 0uantrclrs Gang.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: j read in TIE
NATIONAL TRmuNE of Oct. D. under The
head of Fighting Quantrc!l2 Scott hher-
man IS account of the SIS irulsh at Independence,
Mo. between the "a Ohio Cav. and the notori-
Gus outlaw, Qnantrcll.
was amused at FIRST, because ] thought he
had forgotten a great deal al the occurrence
and had tried TO supply the deficiency. Button
reading ID the second time ] noticed that lie
placed the date Feb. il, and my recollection
placed ID Feb. -, 1862.
ComTadc Sherman says there were two CON-
panics- i and n. If know anything about It
there was n detail OF 10 men from each Of the
~ companies commanded by MAJ Geo a.
purinEton. OF the other commissioned officers
] remember Licuts. A. b. Nettloton, Co. III
Crawford Stewart Co. l., and Wan. Is. Aiman,
Co ~.
do not propose TO disagree with Comrade
Sherman any farther. bat viii tell my own
story. j remember very well the first shots
were fired while we were feeding our horses at
the c0rniicld, and some one IN wondering
way asked what that shooting was for, when one
of the boys said il was Nashington's birthday,
aud he guessed
TIE CITIZENS WERE CELEBRATING 1T.
But upon looking toward town we saw some
Of the boys who had stopped for breakfast
coming undcr the spur
Among them was Scrgt McElr0y. OF Co. NJ.
who come up swearing mad, crying aud urging
ms 10 mount quick. Tor they had shot az him
with revolver when coming out of grocery.
He had leapcd on his horse, cut the hilching
strap and made his escape. Lieut.. Aiman WAS
first 10 give the command to mount, which we
did, and made grand rush for the gap IN The
board fence which opened into the road. IL
was n lively race 20 sec who should be ahead.
Il frffnn n1srCplf g8fQuf m amy of the rushing
column and had just pulled my horse out TO
one side 10 give him more territory, when
some one ahead turned back. On meeting him
it proved TO be Conrad Gasncr, Of Co. Nj, who
bad been shot in the wrist from window OF
dwelling house. lie gave me his revolver, aud
with o revolver and the rein in either hand j
8gan struck out for the front.
Before / reached the publicsQuare the head Of
the column had
STRUCK QUAETRELLs LINE OF BATTLE,
and knocked il all over town. Three platoons
Of 20 struck il first suppose. IL WAS lively
chase mp one street and down another. until
the bushwackers were out of sight which was
not very long, for il was very foggy.
sherman says: We killed seven and captured
mine fright, and lost one man." j have told
yon how Gasner was wounded.
Lieut. Nettleton, Cal Sage and Brownell
(regimental saddier) corralled man in an old
factory building down on the river, who opened
fire on them and wounded Brownell. Lieut.
Aiman hearing the firing, came up between the
river and binding. and as he passed the door
the man rushed out with cubbed shotgun
and raised IL TO strike the Lieutenant who
was slim LITTLE man. bat he slipped out of
the saddle and the gun broke Oh the scat. The
Lieutenant then reached his revolver under
his horses neck and shot the man dead. On
examination three ball-boes were found in
him besides the one that killed him. lie was
Quantrells First Lieutenant; so his father
said, who was prisoner. lie had two reyoly-
ers and double barrcled shotgun, and had
SHOT AWAY ALL HIS AMMUNITION.
Now about the man that couldn't hold his
horse and was shot in the back. j never heard
OF him; but j have distinct recollection of
the runaway horse that took me up the river
road al his best gait, for couldn't stop him or
pull him ont OF the road, though ] wanted to
mighty bad. ] was all alone, aud at the pace
the horse was going j was afraid he would
overiake some one OF Quantrells gang, when
happened 10 look TO the right and saw two mon
helping wounded man up the hin into the
woods. passed the rein 10 The left hand and
leveied a revolver at them, when / thought TO
wait untl i got directly opposite them before
Tired; bnt before reached that point gave
up the idea OF shooting and again turned my
attention 70 stopping my sorrel. All of a sud-
den lac seemed 10 give mp the notion of joining
QuantFel!, and j turned him about and took
the back track. ] kept looking for the men
climbing the hill bat they were out of sight
LIST OF the battles Of the war of the rebellion
gives the date o. the Eight at Independence
Mo-, Fob IL, 1862. Now. did the ID Ohio Cav
have two sklTmishes at Iudepcndeuce2 Who
EnoWsf--CEoMWELL MARSH, Co. NJ, I'd Ohio
Cav, Sullivan, O.
lNoTE.-Strat's Battle Records Of the War
specify II separate engagements at Indcpcnd.
ence, A0, including the following: Feb. is,
lSu2; Feb. and 9, 1863, aud Feb. 10, 1861
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